- Read the poem twice. Try to pay attention to the punctuation.
- What are your first reactions to this poem? (Like? Dislike? What kind of person wrote it? Theme? Lesson? Message?)
- The word "true" in line #5 most likely means: a) factually correct, b) truly personal and important, c) straight, d) believable.
- The word "theme", as it is used here, most likely means: a) what the poem is really about, b) what the poem relates to, c) another name for a piece of writing, d) none of the above.
- Why do you think he spends so much of the poem explaining how he goes home?
- What point do you think he is trying to make when he describes what he likes?
- What does he mean by, "...but I guess I'm what I feel and see and hear..."?
- What does he mean by, "So will my page be colored that I write? Being me it will not be white."?
- What does he mean by, "...as I am a part of you."? Do you think that's true?
- What does he mean by, "That's American"?
- What do you think Mr. Hughes wants us to get out of this poem?
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